Movies like Cryptozoo (2021)
The best movies like Cryptozoo (2021) are Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022), The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021). If Cryptozoo hooked you with its animation and fantasy, these 27 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

Quick picks
- Highest ratedMortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)8.1/10 from 1,544 votes
- NewestThe Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)Released 2024
Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)
The vicious, power-mad Kano is determined to take over Earthrealm, one soul at a time. Assisted by a trio of cold Black Dragon mercenaries, he embarks on a brutal assault from town to defenseless town. The choice is simple: kneel or be annihilated. Kenshi, a rebel warrior, calls on Kuai Liang, the only one powerful enough to challenge the malevolent Kano. But Kuai Liang has given up the ways of the warrior, and Kenshi is too undisciplined to defeat Kano himself. If Kuai Liang cannot break through the glacier of doubt that holds him back, Earthrealm will fall.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)
Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)
When Shao Kahn's Outworld barbarians terrorize Earthrealm, Lord Raiden is determined to put an end to the carnage once and for all. This leaves one option: a final Mortal Kombat tournament for the future of Earthrealm – win it or lose everything. Raiden's elite fighters Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and a few new faces kick the action into overdrive as they go head-to-head with Outworld's most bloodthirsty warriors. But deep in the Netherrealm, an unspeakable scheme by the malevolent Shinnok unfolds, threatening to obliterate existence.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHeavy Metal (1981)
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020)
After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade, and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung's horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisHeavy Metal 2000 (2000)
Upon discovery of a shard of what could be the Loc-Nar, a miner named Tyler becomes possessed with an insatiable hunger for power and a thirst for immortality. On his way to the planet of youth, Tyler wipes out most of a space colony and kidnaps a beautiful young woman. His only mistake is that he doesn't kill her sister, Julie, who then sets out on a mission of rescue and revenge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEnter the Void (2010)
This psychedelic tour of life after death is seen entirely from the point of view of Oscar, a young American drug dealer and addict living in Tokyo with his prostitute sister, Linda. When Oscar is killed by police during a bust gone bad, his spirit journeys from the past -- where he sees his parents before their deaths -- to the present -- where he witnesses his own autopsy -- and then to the future, where he looks out for his sister from beyond the grave.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both fantasy & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSummer Days with Coo (2007)
A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any remaining of his kind.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & fantasy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)
A folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed samurai sword sends Hellboy to a supernatural dimension of ghosts, monsters, and feudal mayhem. Now while pyrokinetic Liz Sherman and fishboy Abe Sapien battle one very pissed-off dragon, a lost and cranky Hellboy must find his way home.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008)
A barbarian woman with a miraculous blue crystal staff gains the help of a group of adventurers as an army of dragons invades the land of Krynn.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & fantasy
SnoozefestMovies like this$9.99 (2009)
Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms your reason for being! The booklet, printed on the finest paper, contains illuminating, exquisite colour pictures, and could be yours for a mere $9.99.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisUnplugged (TBA)
Dayna flees her tour and finds solace in South Dakota's Badlands, connecting with nature and locals, healing from abuse. Her disappearance fuels fame, leaving her stranded in the wilderness she loves, saved from suicide but risking death.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & drama
Masameer: The Movie (2020)
Danah, a Saudi girl with a passion for artificial intelligence embark on a journey to create good in the world using robotics. Meanwhile, three friends Saad, Saltooh and Kalb hit rock bottom and go on a journey of their own to prove themselves to society by becoming crime fighting superheroes.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & drama
Vampire Hunter D (1985)
In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & fantasy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Triplets of Belleville (2003)
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)
Once upon a time, a poor woodcutter and his wife lived in a great forest. Cold, hunger, poverty, and a war raging all around them meant their lives were very hard. One day, the woodcutter's wife rescues a baby. A baby girl thrown from one of the many trains that constantly pass through the forest. This baby, this "most precious of cargoes", will transform the lives of the poor woodcutter's wife and her husband, as well as those whose paths the child will cross—including the man who threw her from the train. And some will try to protect her, whatever the cost. Their story will reveal the worst and the best in the hearts of men.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & drama
Worth the HypeMovies like thisRiga's Lilac (2019)
Everyone has their own emotional overwhelm regarding a bad smell. Lizete, an amateur interviewer, is eager to record the moments when it is revealed. Dealing with the topic of bad odour's influences on society, this is an animated short film for adults in the inquiring style of a documentary. The director continues to work on tragi-comic stories about our natural awkwardness while finding ourselves.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Turok: Son of Stone (2008)
While defending his tribe from a bloodthirsty enemy tribe, a Native American warrior named Turok finds himself in a prehistoric dinosaur world along with his nephew, sister-in-law and the sadistic leader of the other tribe.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)
In an alternative Victorian Age Gotham City, Batman begins his war on crime while he investigates a new series of murders by Jack the Ripper.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisKite (1998)
Sawa, orphaned as a child by murderous thugs, now targets the scourge of society as a trained killer for a mercenary syndicate. Coquettish and capable of unimaginable violence, she's grown into the perfect weapon — but doubt takes hold in Sawa's mind when her fellow assassin, Oburi, decides he wants out.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDay Job (2024)
An animated documentary that follows the lives of the over-qualified young staff of a local bowling alley.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Werner and the Wizard of Booze (1990)
Comic artist Brösel trades a magic pen that helps him come up with funny stories for the promise to fulfill one of Rumpelstiltskin's wishes. The resulting animated films show episodes of the life of Werner, a plumber apprentice and motorbike enthusiast and his friends. They are interspersed with the live-action portions.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRenaissance (2006)
To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research - where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can be bought but at a great price.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStarship Troopers: Traitor of Mars (2017)
Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite station on Mars, where giant bugs have decided to target their next attack.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisWerner: Eat My Dust!!! (1996)
Because of a bet, Werner and his friend have to construct the fastest vehicle to win a race, because life depends on it.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity of Rott (2006)
Desperately losing his mind while searching for a new pair of shoes, elderly Fred and his trusty talking Walker wander the City of Rott, saturated with thousands of rotting zombies driven to feed the blood-hungry worms residing in their skulls.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Cryptozoo?
The closest matches to Cryptozoo are Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022), The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021). Below are 24 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Cryptozoo?
Start with Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022), the closest match to Cryptozoo.
What is the highest-rated movie like Cryptozoo?
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020), rated 8.1/10 by 1,544 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Cryptozoo?
The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Cryptozoo?
Yes: Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022), The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021) and Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021).
How are movies similar to Cryptozoo chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Cryptozoo, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.


























